Cigarette-making machine.



L. KEHLMANN.

CIGARETTE MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAIL 19.1918.

Pa tented July 30, 1918.

LEOPOLD'KEHLMANN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CIGARETTE-MAKING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 30, 1918.

Application filed March 19, 1918. Serial No. 223,282.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, LE0PoLo KEHLMANN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of New York city, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigarette-Making Machines, of which the following is a speci fication.

The object of my' invention is to provide a simple and efficient machine or device for manually making cigarettes, and has particular reference to a relatively small and compact machine to enable a smoker to make the cigarettes for his personal use.

My invention comprises novel details of improvement and combinations of arts that will be more fully hereinafter set forth and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompany: ing drawingsforming part hereof, wherein,

Figure 1 is a plan view of a cigarette making machine embodying my invention, with its cover thrown back, and the parts in position for receiving the tobacco; Fig.

'2 is a section on the line 2, 2, in Fig- 1;

Fig. 3 is a side view of the machine with its cover closed; Fig. 4 is a plan view of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5, 5, in Fig. 4, illustrating the position of the cigarette paper and clgarette rolling members before completion of the cigarette; Fig. 6 is a similar view illustrating a rolled cigarette in the machine, and Fig. 7 is a fragmentary detail of a tobacco pusher.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views. The numeral 1 indicates a suitable framing or casing,'which may be of any desired construction, either closed at the sides and bottom or open for the escape of tobacco, and at2isacover or movable member suitably hinged to frame 1 and provided with a transverse slot 3 for the passage into the machine of the cigarette papers 4. The cover 2 is shown pivotally carried by frame 1 by a in 5 extending through the frame on which the ears 6 of cover 2 are hung. At 7 is a roller journaled in 'frame 1, as by means of its pivots 7 and 8 is a corresponding roller rotatively and slidably supported in the frame opposing roller 7. The pivots .8 of roller 8 are respectively mounted in slots 9 in the opposing side portions of frame 1, whereby the r0 ler 8 may move toward and from roller 7. At 10 is an endless belt or apron of any suitable flexible material, inclosing rollers 7 and 8, and made sufficiently loose with respect to said rollers to permit the opposing Webs of said belt to be depressed in the nature of a bight at 11 to receive the tobacco 12 for the cigarette charge. While the tobacco may be arranged in the bight of the belt by the fingers of the user, a convenient means for pressing the tobacco in the belt may be a bar 13 having a longitudinal groove 13 in one edge, which bar may be pressed upon the tobacco between the rollers 7, 8, as indicated in Fig. 2. At 14 is an operating roller rotatively and slidably mounted in the slot 9. Said roller 14 is shown provided with a reduced portion at 15 to slidably receive one of the side members of frame 1 to keep the roller from longitudinal movement. Roller 14 may be provided with a covering 16, such as of rubber or leather, of a tenacious nature for coiiperation with belt 10. When the roller 14 is held pressed operatively in connection with roller 8,v and is rotated, the latter, together with the belt, and thereby the roller 7, will all be operated to roll the tobacco 12 in the belt. As a convenient means for retaining the roller 14 pressed operatively against belt 10 and roller 8, I have shown the cover 2 provided with means to press the roller 14 toward roller 8 when the cover is closed, and to release said roller 14 when the cover 1s raised. Themeans I have shown comprises cam-like rojectlons 17 secured upon the under side 0 the cover adjacent to its pivotal point and' shown within the frame, whereby when the cover is open, as in Figs. 1 and 2, the roller 8 will be free to move away from roller 7, and when the cover is closed projection 17 will cooperate with roller 14 to push it toward roller 8 and thereby to push roller 8 toward roller 7 to retain the tobacco in the bight of the belt- I have illustrated-means for conveniently moving rollers 8 and 14 in the direction away from roller 7, for the ready admission of the tobacco in the belt when the cover has been raised. For such purpose I have shown arms 25 pivotally supported on opposite sides of frame 1 at 26, which arms are connected by a cross bar 25, whemby said arms may be moved together, the arms 25 and bar 25", thus being somewhat in the nature of a bail. The arms 25 may rest upon suitable stops, such as upon projecting pivots 7 a of roller 7, whereby said arms will have their operative portions in front of the pivots 8 of roller 8. The arms are shown extending diagonally from their pivots 26 to a osition in front of pivots 8*, the arrangeinent being such that when cover 2 is raised the arms 25 may be operated by swinging the bar 25 and said arms to the left in Fig. 3, whereby said arms will engage the pivots 8 to push roller 8 and thereby roller 14 to the left in the drawings to spread said rollers from roller 7 (Fig. 2). The arms 25 and bar 25 may be swung back to position shown in Fig. 3 when the tobacco is to be inserted in the belt, and thereafter the cover may be closed.

As a means for pushing the cigarette up from the bight of the belt I provide a pusher or extractor beneath the belt indicated at 18, which is shown extending laterally from a rod 19 journaled at20, 21 upon the frame 1, and provided with a, handle or finger piece 22 on the exterior of the frame. By rotating the rod 19 the pusher 18 may be swung up to lift the'rolled cigarette with the loose portion of the belt between the rollers 7 and 8 in convenient position for removal by the fingers of the operator.

When it is desired to make a cigarette, the cover is opened and the rollers 14 and 8 are moved toward the left in the drawings to permit the insertion of the tobacco 12 in the bight of the belt, and then the cover is closed whereby the rollers 14 and 8 will move to the right substantially as indicated in Figs. 5 and 6. The roller 14 may then be rotated by means ofits handle 14 to firmly roll the tobacco, and then the cigarettepaper 4 may be inserted through slot '3 of the cover between the rollers 7 and 8 so as to be engaged between the tobacco and belt 10 as indicated in Fig. 5, and upon continued rotation of roller 14 the latter will cause operation of the belt and rolling of the tobacco within the cigarette paper, substantially as indicated in Fig. 6. Lateral pressure of roller 14 against the belt and roller 8 causes a the belt to roll the cigarette to the desired extent, and the material at the end of slots 9 will limit the approach of roller 8 to roller 7 so that the cigarette will not be wound too tightly. The cigarette paper may be supplied with gum or the like along one edge at 4, and may be moistened before the gummed edge of the paper passes through slot 3 of the cover, so that when the paper is completcly wound around the tobacco filler the paper will stick together. The upper surface of the cover affords a base upon which to rest the outer part of the gummed edge of the paper when applying moisture thereto, as for instance, when the paper has been partially wound so as to bring its gummed edge near to the (over. When the cigarette has been rolled the cover may be swung back and the rollers 14, 8 separated to permit removal of the cigarette from the belt.

Changes may be made in the details of construction and arrangement of parts set forth, since the same may be varied, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

While I have "referred to my improvements as being adapted for the manual making of cigarettes, it will be understood that the same may be. utilized in a machine for the manufacture of cigarettes for sale, and also that material other than loose tobacco may be wrapped inaccordance with m invention, such as cigars, candies and other articles. Hence, by the term cigarette rolling machine as herein used I means to include the. rolling of other articles than cigarettes.

Having now described my invention what I claim is 1. A cigarette rolling machine comprising a frame, a pair of spaced rollers journaled therein, an endless belt upon said rollers, means for movably guiding one of said rollers for movement toward and from the other, an operating roller laterally mov ably supported by the frame to move toward and from and for cooperation with the other laterally movable roller for operating the belt, and means to retain said last named rollers in cotiperation for oporation of the belt.

2. A cigarette rolling machine comprising' a frame, a pair of spaced rollers journaled therein, an endless belt upon said rollers, means for movably guiding one of said rollers for movement toward and from each other, an operating roller movably supported by the frame for cooperation with the other laterally movable roller for operating the belt, and one or more projections movably supported and cooperative with the operatin with sai laterally movable roller for operation of the belt.

3. A cigarette rolling machine comprising a frame, a pair of rollers journaled therein and spaced apart, an endless belt on said rollers, said frame having slots 'sup porting one of said rollers for lateral movement, and an operating roller supported in said slots for lateral movement independ ently of and to cooperate with the last named roller for operation of the belt.

4. A cigarette rolling machine comprising a frame, a pair of rollers journaled therein and spaced apart, an endless belt on said rollers, said frame having slots supporting one of said rollers for lateral movement, any operating roller supported in said slots for lateral movement to cooper: ate with the last named roller for operation of the bolt, and one or more projections movably supported and cooperative with the roller to retain it in cooperation operating roller to retain it in cooperation with said laterally movable roller.

5. A cigarette rolling machine comprising a frame, a pair of spaced rollers journaled therein, an endless belt upon said rollers, means for movably guiding one of said rollers for movement toward and from the other, an operating roller movably supported by the frame for cooperation with the other laterally movable roller for operating the belt, and a cover upon the frame having a slot for the passage of cigarette papers, said slot being in position when the cover is closed to guide the paper between the first named rollers.

6. A cigarette rolling machine comprisin a frame, a pair of spaced rollers journaled therein, an endless belt upon said rollers, means for movably guiding one of said rollers for movement toward and from the other, an operating roller movably supported by the frame for cooperation with the other laterally movable roller for operating the belt, a cover for the frame provided with one or more projections c0- operative with the'operating roller for retaining the latter in operative relation to the belt and for operation of the latter.

7. A cigarette rolling machine comprising a frame, a pair of spaced rollers journaled therein, an endless belt upon said rollers, means for movably guiding one of said rollers for movement toward and from the other, an operating roller movably supported by the frame for cooperation with the other laterally movable roller for operating the belt, and a usher movably carried by the frame opposmg the belt to move the cigarette into position for removal from between the first named rollers.

8. A cigarette rolling machine comprising a frame, a pair of spaced rollers journaled therein, an endless belt upon said rollers, means for movably guiding one of said rollers for movement toward and from the other, an operating roller movably supported by the frame for cooperation with the other laterally movable roller for operating the belt, and means movably carried by said frame for cooperation with said movable roller for movin it and the corresponding portion of the belt away from the companion roller.

9. A cigarette rolling machine comprisin a frame, a pair of spaced rollers ]011I- na ed therein, an endless belt upon said rollers, means for movably guiding one of said rollers for movement toward and from the other, an operating roller movably supported by the frame for cooperation with the other laterally movable roller for operating the belt, a pair of arms pivotally carried by said frame in operative relation to the movable roller, and a bar connecting said arms whereby said arms may be swung to move said movable roller and the corresponding portion of the belt away from the companion roller.

' Signed at New York city, in the'county of New York and State of New York, this 18th day of March, A. D. 1918.

LEOPOLD KEHLMANN. 

